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13.

Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson runs one time around the track - 400 meters
- in 38 seconds. What is his displacement? ___________ What is his average velocity?

14. If an object is moving eastward and slowing down, then the direction of its velocity
vector is ____.
a. eastward b. westward c. neither d. not enough info to tell

15. If an object is moving eastward and slowing down, then the direction of its
acceleration vector is ____.
a. eastward b. westward c. neither d. not enough info to tell

18. Which one of the following statements is NOT true of a free-falling object? An
object in a state of free fall ____.
1. falls with a constant speed of -10 m/s.
2. falls with a acceleration of 10 m/s/s.
3. falls under the sole influence of gravity.
4. falls with downward acceleration which has a constant magnitude.

21. As an object freely falls, its ____.


a. speed increases b. acceleration increases
c. both of these d. none of these

23. Ten seconds after being dropped from rest, a free-falling object will be moving with
a speed of ____.
a. about 10 m/s. b. about 50 m/s. c. about 100 m/s. d. more than 100 m/s.

24. A baseball pitcher delivers a fast ball. During the throw, the speed of the ball
increases from 0 to 30.0 m/s over a time of 0.100 seconds. The average acceleration of
the baseball is ____ m/s2.
a. 3.00 b. 30.0 c. 300. d. 3000 e. none of these

25. On takeoff, a rocket accelerates from rest at a rate of 50.0 m/s2 for exactly 1
minute. The rocket's speed after this minute of steady acceleration will be ____ m/s.
a. 50.0 b. 500. c. 3.00 x 103 d. 3.60 x 103 e. none of these

The velocity-time graph below depicts the motion of an automobile as it moves through
Glenview during rush hour traffic. Use the graph to answer questions #35 - #39.

35. Determine the displacement of the automobile during the following intervals of
time. PSYW
t = 0.0 s - 5.0 s t = 5.0 s - 15.0 s t = 15.0 s - 20.0 s

36. Determine the velocity of the automobile at the following instant(s) in time.
t = 3.0 s t = 8.0 s t = 17.0 s

37. Determine the acceleration of the automobile during the following intervals of time.
t = 0.0 s - 5.0 s t = 5.0 s - 15.0 s t = 15.0 s - 20.0 s

40. For the plots below, determine the velocity of the object ... .
a. from 0.0 - 5.0 seconds b. from 5.0 - 10.0 seconds c. at 13.0 seconds

41. For the plots below, determine the acceleration of the object ... .
a. from 0.0 - 5.0 seconds b. from 5.0 - 10.0 seconds c. at 13.0 seconds

42. For the plots below, determine the displacement of the object ... .
a. from 0.0 - 5.0 seconds b. from 5.0 - 10.0 seconds c. from 0.0 - 15.0 seconds
An airplane accelerates down a runway at 3.20 m/s2 for 32.8 s until is finally lifts off the ground.
Determine the distance traveled before takeoff.

A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly over a time of 5.21 seconds for a distance of
110 m. Determine the acceleration of the car.

A race car accelerates uniformly from 18.5 m/s to 46.1 m/s in 2.47 seconds. Determine the
acceleration of the car and the distance traveled.

A bullet is moving at a speed of 367 m/s when it embeds into a lump of moist clay. The bullet
penetrates for a distance of 0.0621 m. Determine the acceleration of the bullet while moving
into the clay. (Assume a uniform acceleration.)

A ball is thrown directly upward with an initial velocity of 22.5 m/s


. a. How long will the ball take to reach its maximum height?
b. What maximum height will the ball reach?
c. How long will the ball be in the air?
d. What is the ball’s final velocity (when it hits the ground)?
– A rock is dropped off a cliff that is 105 m tall.
a. How long will it take to hit the ground?
b. What is the rock’s final velocity?

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